Pete Buttigieg, sporting an ill-advised new beard, took his talents to a town hall in Iowa Tuesday—the same state where he surprised observers in 2020 by winning the Democratic presidential primary. Although his campaign eventually fizzled out as he was beaten by Joe Biden for the nomination, the small-town mayor was rewarded by Ole Joe with a Cabinet position as Transportation Secretary. Praise for his tenure there has been scant, mostly because he accomplished very little.
Somehow, he still seems to think this qualifies him as presidential material. Like CNN’s Jake Tapper, who is shamelessly profiting off his efforts to hide Joe Biden’s mental decline by publishing a gaslighting book where he acts astonished at the whole thing, Buttigieg is now suddenly singing a different tune as well.
Biden’s decision to stay in the presidential race well past his sell-by date may have been a “mistake,” Mayor Pete now admits:
Pete Buttigieg said President Joe Biden’s decision to seek a second term “maybe” hurt Democrats and that “with the benefit of hindsight, I think most people would agree that that’s the case.”
But Biden’s former transportation secretary also tried to turn the page Tuesday night as he makes moves toward another presidential run in 2028, saying his party is “not in a position to wallow in hindsight” and using a packed town hall here to warn against counting on backlash to President Donald Trump in future elections.
Yes, but did you say anything at the time, Buttigieg? Did you come out strong and say, “Our president is compromised and it’s my constitutional duty to speak out on it?” No, like Jake Tapper, you kept silent and/or actively tried to keep the situation under wraps.
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Sec. Duffy Lowers the Boom on Buttigieg in Blistering Response Over FAA
What exactly did Pete do as Transportation Secretary?
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the Biden administration was warned of the problems with our air traffic control systems and infrastructure.
— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) May 13, 2025
Where was Pete Buttigieg? pic.twitter.com/qsDZyEqi43
Buttigieg shows all the signs of preparing for another bid at the White House:
“There’s this theory out there that if we just kind of hang back, don’t do much, then the people in charge today will screw it up, and then they’ll get blamed for it, then we’ll win,” Buttigieg said Tuesday night. “I disagree.” The audience cheered.
The town hall showcased Buttigieg’s vision for rebuilding the Democratic Party, hours after he suggested to an independent journalist that he would look at running in 2028. It also offered a glimpse of some potential challenges, including how he talks about his ex-boss Biden, who many in the party are still angry with over his decision to seek a second term.
Buttigieg went to the right schools, was a Rhodes Scholar, strategically entered the military in a non-combat role etc - but he still cannot read the room.
— FischerKing (@FischerKing64) May 14, 2025
It doesn't matter that he's gay, adopted black children, supports bike lanes. He's a white guy in the democrat party. https://t.co/uxvObkUKWV
The Democrat presidential field for 2028 looks awfully thin. When former VP Kamala Harris, failed California Gov. Gavin Newsom, grim Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, excitable socialist NY Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Pete Buttigieg are the frontrunners, you know you’re in trouble.
Which is a very, very good thing.
Biden and Buttigieg spent more time changing the name of the cockpit to flight deck than fixing our air traffic control infrastructure.
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) May 12, 2025
No more. @POTUS and I will fix it. pic.twitter.com/C0YrXxuxx3
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